Day one is over and the participants of Tallinn EUDC are still hopeful and excited.
At least it seems like it.
The Achte Minute went around asking participant to deliver their best case for either Government or Opposition on the motions “TH supports coming to Tallinn EUDC” The overwhelming majority proposed that it was a great idea to join and also the voice who regrets coming, can’t really been taken seriously.
Some of the arguments focused on the beauty of the city:
I generally like traveling. The city and the old town is fun to go around and the waterfront is beautiful. There is ...

With debaters from all around the world recovering on their travels back home, it's time to look back at the ups and downs of the tournament. Helena Hecke commented on the Dutch WUDC experience.
The debating world has once more crowned the best debaters in the world. This year it's USU A from Sydney in the Open category, Tel Aviv A in the ESL category and Belgrade C in the EFL category.
But celebrating the new world champions is not all that has happened at this year’s Worlds.
The debating:
Of course debating is the most important aspect at WUDC. This year, the Adjudication ...

There’s no other time in the year where more outstanding, successful, brilliant, superb, mind-blowing, astonishing, fascinating debaters meet at one location then whilst WUDC. That makes worlds the perfect time to talk to some of these people and get them to share their secrets to success. We have spoken to three more people from The Netherlands, Israel, Bangladesh and Germany. The interviews were conducted by Helena Hecke.
In this Article you’ll hear about the tricks of the trade from
Marc-Andre Schulz – Aachen
Emma Lucas and Gigi Gil – Leiden
Monica Forman - Tel Aviv
Ratib Ali - Dhaka
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The second day of the World Universities Debating Championship in The Hague is coming to an end and of course the Achte Minute was there once again and has interviewed some of the participants from all around the world. Today six people from three continents were interviewed and there will be more coming the following days. The interviews were conducted by Helena Hecke.
In this part you can find the interviews with:
Ngozi Sibulele and Inga Macingwano – South Africa
Charles Lewis and Alan Chan – Canada
Minji Kim and Do Hyung Shin – South Korea
Ngozi Sibulele and Inga Macingwano – South Africa
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There is no other time in the year where more outstanding, successful, brilliant, superb, mind-blowing, astonishing, fascinating debaters meet at one location than whilst at WUDC. This makes Worlds the perfect time to talk to some of those people and get them to share their secrets to success.
Today on the day of the first rounds, the Achte Minute has spoken to three different people from Sweden and New Zealand. In this article you’ll find the tricks of the trade.
Gustaf Lundgren and Johan Båge – Stockholm
Sebastian Templeton – Wellington
Gustaf Lundgren and Johan Båge – Stockholm
Gustaf and Johan are ...

The first day of the World University Debating Championship 2017 in The Hague is coming to an end and of course the Achte Minute was there and interviewed some of the participants from all around the world. Today seven people from three continents were interviewed and more will be coming the following days. Interviewing for the Achte Minute was Helena Hecke.
In this part you can find the interviews with:
Pradeepta Adhikari and Shreya Josmi – Nepal
Roshelle Pinnock, Patrice Minto and Germaine Barrett – Jamaica
Tyler Whitney and Lemuel Daher, Northwest University Kirkland – USA
Pradeepta Adhikari and Shreya Josmi – Nepal
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